βελόνα

Greek

Alternative forms

βελόνη f (velóni)
βελόνι n (velóni, “small needle”)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “needle”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛˈlɔna/
Hyphenation: βε‧λό‧να

Noun

βελόνα • (velóna) f (plural βελόνες)

needle (for sewing, knitting etc)
hypodermic needle (for medical injections)
needle, pointer, hand (on dial etc)
stylus, needle (for record player, gramophone, etc)
pine needle

Declension

declension of βελόνα

	singular	plural
nominative	βελόνα •	βελόνες •
genitive	βελόνας •	βελονών •
accusative	βελόνα •	βελόνες •
vocative	βελόνα •	βελόνες •
βελόνων is also found

Related terms

βελονιά f (veloniá, “stitch”)
βελονόουρος (velonóouros, “pin-tailed”)

Further reading

βελόνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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